Cessna 185A N494F
13 March 1968 · Bengazi, Africa · No injuries
Summary
On 13 March 1968 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 185A registered N494F, operated by American Overs, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Bengazi, Africa. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bengazi, Africa
- Nearest airport
- Gyrenaica
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185A
- Registration
- N494F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- American Overs
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0066
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF LIBYA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 1968 | Cessna 185 | Anaktuvuk Ps, Alaska, United States | Barton Air SER | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 May 1968 | Cessna 185 | Usaf Academy Colo, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1968 | Cessna 185 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Henley Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1968 | Cessna 185L | Cordova, Alaska, United States | Warren L.johns | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1968 | Cessna 185 | Lakeside, California, United States | San Diego Scho | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1968 | Cessna 185 | Katete, Africa | United Mission | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 1968 | Douglas DC-3 | Trigol, Africa | U S AID | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1968 | Douglas DC-3 | Diboc, Africa | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-4 | Enugu, Africa | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1969 | Sikorsky S-62A | Dakar, Africa | World Wide HEL | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1967 | Bell 204-B | Ghinnir, Africa | Ethi-Us Mappin | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1969 | Beechcraft D18S | Zuetina, Africa | Air Libya | No injuries | - |